Once again we were invited to have a book-give-away booth at the local Monument Pride Celebration on May 6th. Monument Pride was well attended and many children enjoyed picking out a book or two at the booth. One young man kept coming back and I would help him pick out a book each time. His father said he loved to read and knew he would make good use of the books. For some children, it seemed like this was the first book they had of their own. Our volunteers loved seeing the delighted smiles of these children as they selected their own book. All of these books had been donated to us during the last six months. We love these opportunities to pass them along to children in our area.
What a great school year it has been. Twenty five volunteers have been reading each week to preschool and school age children in the Monument area. The children in this photo are in a preschool while one of their parents is in an English class. The children are learning English in an informal manner, as the books are read to them in English.
As a group of Seniors living along the Monument corridor of Concord we have established a reading program for young children.
It is our hope that
Children:- will thrive and grow through language and the world of books
- will enter school better prepared with enhanced English language development
- will continue in school feeling encouraged and supported
- will enjoy relationships with Seniors
It is our hope that
Seniors:- will find joy and meaning through working with children
- will share and impart their love of learning to the younger generation
It is our hope that
Parents:- will discover the joy of having books in their homes
Three new readers were trained for the Pre-school Story Readers of the Monument Community Partnership. The training, at the Concord Public library was directed by Lynne Palme, a CC County Librarian the training at the Concord Public Library.
Many of our regular readers have had the summer off, and are eager to get started again for the fall semester. We will have a "kick-off" near the end of September.
Recently we were able to purchase new books and they are being processed now, and will be shared by the various Story Readers, and will be placed in the apartment libraries.
The Children's Library project has five small libraries, situated in the First Five Center, and in four apartment complexes in this high populated area of Concord.
We are always hoping for donations of books from the community.
As a group of Seniors living along the Monument corridor of Concord we have established a reading program for young children.
It is our hope that
Children:- will thrive and grow through language and the world of books
- will enter school better prepared with enhanced English language development
- will continue in school feeling encouraged and supported
- will enjoy relationships with Seniors
It is our hope that
Seniors:- will find joy and meaning through working with children
- will share and impart their love of learning to the younger generation
It is our hope that
Parents:- will discover the joy of having books in their homes
Fall 2008 Off to a Good Start
This next week 18 Story Readers will be starting their reading program to children in the Monument Community. They will be reading at eight different locations.
Many new books were purchased this summer and the teachers are excited about trying out these new books with their children.
The readers are also able to borrow special Stories-to-go bags from the Contra Costa Public Library. Each of these bags follows a simple theme, and the children love these stories.
Hundreds of books have been donated to the action team library this summer, and many will be given away this month at the Health Fair at Meadow Holmes Park.
Volunteers and book donations are always welcome.
